You can’t make this up. Meet Ron Klain, the new ‘Ebola czar’:
#Obama to name longtime political aide as '#Ebola czar,' bypassing senior health official: http://t.co/BqhbRGZ4u1
— Fox News (@FoxNews) October 17, 2014
And conservatives are pissed, to say the least:
Ron Klain is impressed by Vox, Buzzfeed, Jay Carney, and Wendy Davis. Let that sink in for a moment.
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) October 17, 2014
How encouraging! Obama's 'Ebola czar' is Ron Klain, the guy who ran Al Gore's FLA recount op, then moved up to Joe Biden's chief of staff
— Andrew Malcolm (@AHMalcolm) October 17, 2014
RT @DanRiehl: Mr. Klain had been mentioned as a possible replacement for Rahm Emanuel as Mr. Obama’s chief of staff. http://t.co/WRNNRmFxql
— Melissa Mackenzie (@MelissaTweets) October 17, 2014
A political solution for a health care problem: Obama Ebola Czar Klain Long-Time Lobbyist, Dem Operative http://t.co/3R0pBydkL4 @seanmdav
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) October 17, 2014
Well, this is the opposite of reassuring. http://t.co/Ms9baHbCTa
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) October 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/523129282194071553
Oh, but Vox likes him!
From @ezraklein: Ron Klain is a great choice for Ebola czar http://t.co/8Wmgkxe6SF via @voxdotcom
— J. Goldman -Archived (@Goldman44) October 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/mattyglesias/status/523129782322884608
Related:
Full Twitchy coverage of Ebola here.